Watch Out! Jakarta To Merauke Potentially Rainfall Accompanied By Lightning

Illustration of thunderstorms (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) issued an early warning in the form of potential light, moderate, to heavy rain, which could be accompanied by lightning and strong winds in various major cities in Indonesia on Monday, May 26.

Forecast Nurul Izzah explained that in general, the convergence area extends from the Indian Ocean west of Sumatra, from Lampung to western Java, from the southern waters of West Java, southern waters from East Java to West Nusa Tenggara, from the Sulu Sea to the South China Sea, in North Maluku and also in the Maluku region.

This condition is able to increase the potential for rain cloud growth along areas that are passed by convergence or convergence.

Therefore, his party predicts that several major cities will have the potential to experience moderate to heavy rain accompanied by lightning and strong winds, including Palembang, Bengkulu, Jambi, Jakarta, Semarang, Bandung, Yogyakarta, Kupang, Denpasar, Tanjung Selor, Mamuju, Jayawijaya, Nabire, Merauke.

Meanwhile, several other big cities will experience light to moderate rain, namely Medan, Bandar Lampung, Pangkal Pinang, Serang, Surabaya, Mataram, Samarinda, Palangkaraya, Pontianak, Banjarmasin, Manado, Gorontalo, Palu, Makassar, Ternate, Ambon, and Jayapura.

Several other big cities are predicted to experience only cloudy conditions today, including Tanjung Pinang, Pekanbaru, Banda Aceh, Padang, Kendari, Sorong, and Manokwari

For the forecast for sea waves in the territory of Indonesia, BMKG predicts that generally it is in the range of 0.5 to 2.5 meters, while high waves up to 4 meters have the potential to occur around the waters of the Indian Ocean south of Lampung and the southern Indian Ocean from East Nusa Tenggara.